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N.B.: elevated to family status and relimited by Raven, 1980a: 252.
In synonymy:
Anepsiada Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918 = Hadronyche L. Koch, 1873 (Gray, 1988: 117).
Poikilomorpha Rainbow, 1914 = Atrax O. P.-Cambridge, 1877 (Gray, 1978: 125).
Pseudatrax Rainbow, 1914 = Hadronyche L. Koch, 1873 (Gray, 1988: 117).
Styphlopis Rainbow, 1913 = Hadronyche L. Koch, 1873 (Gray, 1988: 117).
Homonym replaced:
Terania Raven, 1980 -- see Teranodes.
Transferred to other genera:
A. adelaidensis Gray, 1984 -- see Hadronyche.
A. bicolor (Rainbow, 1914) -- see Hadronyche.
A. eyrei Gray, 1984 -- see Hadronyche.
A. flindersi Gray, 1984 -- see Hadronyche.
A. formidabilis Rainbow, 1914 -- see Hadronyche.
A. infensus Hickman, 1964 -- see Hadronyche.
A. modesta Simon, 1891 -- see Hadronyche.
A. pulvinator Hickman, 1927 -- see Hadronyche.
A. validus Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918 -- see Hadronyche.
A. venenatus Hickman, 1927 -- see Hadronyche.
A. ventricosa (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) -- see Hadronyche.
A. versutus Rainbow, 1914 -- see Hadronyche.
In synonymy:
A. montanus (Rainbow, 1914) = A. robustus O. P.-Cambridge, 1877 (Gray, 1988: 114).
A. tibialis (Rainbow, 1914) = A. robustus O. P.-Cambridge, 1877 (Gray, 1988: 114, after Musgrave, 1927).
mf robustus O. P.-Cambridge, 1877 *....................New South Wales
A. r. O. P.-Cambridge, 1877c: 26, pl. 6, f. 1 (Df).
A. r. Hogg, 1901: 273, f. 39 (Df).
Euctimena tibialis Rainbow, 1914a: 249, f. 58-60 (Dm).
Poikilomorpha montana Rainbow, 1914a: 265, f. 71-72 (Df).
A. r. Main, 1964: 40, f. A-F (m).
A. r. Nishikawa, 1976b: 179, f. 1-4 (m).
A. r. Gray, 1984: 441, pl. 7.
A. r. Gray, 1988: 114 (S).
Transferred to other genera:
B. boycei Raven, 1978 -- see Paraembolides.
B. boydi Raven, 1978 -- see Paraembolides.
B. brindabella Raven, 1978 -- see Paraembolides.
B. cannoni Raven, 1978 -- see Paraembolides.
B. grayi Raven, 1978 -- see Paraembolides.
B. montana (Hickman, 1927) -- see Teranodes.
B. montisbossi Raven, 1978 -- see Paraembolides.
B. otwayensis Raven, 1978 -- see Teranodes.
B. tubrabucca Raven, 1978 -- see Paraembolides.
B. variabilis Raven, 1978 -- see Paraembolides.
mf lugubris Raven, 1978....................New South Wales
B. l. Raven, 1978: 56, f. 93-94, 99-101, 110, 113-114, 120 (Dmf).
mf monteithi Raven, 1978....................Queensland, New South Wales
B. m. Raven, 1978: 62, f. 95-96, 102-105, 111, 115-116, 121 (Dmf).
mf polesoni Raven, 1978....................New South Wales
B. p. Raven, 1978: 66, f. 97-98, 106-109, 112, 117-119, 122-124 (Dmf).
mf terraereginae (Raven, 1976) *....................Queensland, New South Wales
Hexathele t. Raven, 1976: 53, f. 1a-h, 2a-d, g-l (Dmf).
B. t. Raven, 1978: 72 (Tmf from Hexathele).
In synonymy:
H. bicolor (Rainbow, 1914, T from Atrax) = H. versuta (Rainbow, 1914) (Gray, 1988: 114).
H. moreaui (Rainbow, 1914) = H. versuta (Rainbow, 1914) (Gray, 1988: 114).
H. ventricosa (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918, T from Atrax) = H. valida (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) (Gray, in Main, 1985b: 42, sub Atrax).
mf adelaidensis (Gray, 1984)....................South Australia
Atrax a. Gray, 1984: 442, f. 1-11, pl. 5 (Dmf).
H. a. Gray, 1988: 114 (Tmf from Atrax).
mf cerberea L. Koch, 1873 *....................New South Wales
H. c. L. Koch, 1873: 463, pl. 35, f. 6 (Df).
H. c. Karsch, 1878c: 798 (Dm).
H. c. Hogg, 1901: 274, f. 40 (Dm).
f eyrei (Gray, 1984)....................South Australia
Atrax e. Gray, 1984: 444, f. 12-19 (Df).
H. e. Gray, 1988: 114 (Tf from Atrax).
mf flindersi (Gray, 1984)....................South Australia
Atrax f. Gray, 1984: 446, f. 20-30, pl. 1-4, 6 (Dmf).
H. f. Gray, 1988: 114 (Tmf from Atrax).
m formidabilis (Rainbow, 1914)....................Queensland, New South Wales
Atrax f. Rainbow, 1914a: 255, f. 63-66 (Dm).
Atrax f. Main, 1964: 40, f. G-I (m).
H. f. Gray, 1988: 114 (Tm from Atrax).
f hirsuta Rainbow, 1920....................New Guinea
H. h. Rainbow, 1920a: 83, f. 8 (Df).
mf infensa (Hickman, 1964)....................Queensland, New South Wales
Atrax i. Hickman, 1964: 108, f. 1-4, pls. 1-4 (Dmf).
H. i. Gray, 1988: 114 (Tmf from Atrax).
f insularis (Rainbow, 1913)....................Solomon Is.
Styphlopis i. Rainbow, 1913: 6, f. 2-4 (Df).
f modesta (Simon, 1891)....................Victoria
Atrax m. Simon, 1891f: 302 (Df).
H. m. Gray, 1988: 114 (Tf from Atrax).
f pulvinator (Hickman, 1927)....................Tasmania
Atrax p. Hickman, 1927: 70, f. 7 (Df).
H. p. Gray, 1988: 114 (Tf from Atrax).
mf valida (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918)....................Queensland, New South Wales
Atrax v. Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918: 165, pl. 24, f. 119 (Df).
Anepsiada ventricosa Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918: 167, pl. 24, f. 120 (Df).
Atrax v. Main, 1985b: 41 (S).
H. v. Gray, 1988: 114 (Tmf from Atrax).
mf venenata (Hickman, 1927)....................Tasmania
Atrax venenatus Hickman, 1927: 63, f. 8-11, pl. 6 (Dm).
Atrax venenatus Hickman, 1967: 20, f. 25-28 (m).
H. v. Gray, 1988: 114 (Tmf from Atrax).
f versuta (Rainbow, 1914)....................New South Wales
Atrax v. Rainbow, 1914a: 253, f. 61-62 (Df).
Aname bicolor Rainbow, 1914a: 233, f. 45-47 (Df).
Pseudatrax moreaui Rainbow, 1914a: 261, f. 67-70 (Df).
Atrax bicolor Hickman, 1964: 107 (Tf from Aname, after Rainbow, 1918).
Atrax v. Gray, 1984: 441, pl. 8.
H. v. Gray, 1988: 114 (Tf from Atrax, S).
Transferred to other genera:
H. fentoni Hickman, 1936 -- see Plesiothele.
H. montana Hickman, 1927 -- see Teranodes.
H. terraereginae Raven, 1976 -- see Bymainiella.
In synonymy:
H. sandersoni Todd, 1945 = H. hochstetteri Ausserer, 1871 (Forster, 1968: 140).
H. websteri Hogg, 1908 = H. hochstetteri Ausserer, 1871 (Chamberlain, 1944: 75).
f cantuaria Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
H. c. Forster, 1968: 158, f. 510 (Df).
f cavernicola Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
H. c. Forster, 1968: 150, f. 491 (Df).
mf exemplar Parrott, 1960....................New Zealand
H. e. Parrott, 1960: 200, f. 2-3, pl. 6 (Dmf).
H. e. Forster, 1968: 154, f. 494, 502 (mf).
mf hochstetteri Ausserer, 1871 *....................New Zealand
H. h. Ausserer, 1871a: 172, pl. 1, f. 4-6 (Df).
H. h. L. Koch, 1873: 459, pl. 35, f. 7 (f).
H. h. Simon, 1892a: 188, f. 126.
H. h. Hogg, 1901: 276, f. 41 (f, Dm).
H. websteri Hogg, 1908: 337, f. 73 (Df).
H. h. Chamberlain, 1944: 75 (S).
H. h. Todd, 1945: 396, f. 19, 23, 34, 47, 62, 68 (mf).
H. sandersoni Todd, 1945: 397, f. 20, 24, 35, 48, 63 (Dmf).
H. h. Forster, 1968: 140, f. 12, 474-475, 479, 501 (f, S).
H. h. Gertsch & Platnick, 1979: 7, f. 23-24.
f huka Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
H. h. Forster, 1968: 151, f. 472-473, 477, 493 (Df).
mf huttoni Hogg, 1908....................New Zealand
H. h. Hogg, 1908: 337 (D).
H. h. Forster, 1968: 145, f. 481, 490, 504-505 (mf, removed from S of H. hochstetteri, contra Chamberlain, 1944: 75 and Todd, 1945: 396; N.B.: omitted by Roewer).
mf kohua Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
H. k. Forster, 1968: 141, f. 476, 485, 499 (Dmf).
f maitaia Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
H. m. Forster, 1968: 154, f. 462, 469, 480, 487 (Df).
mf nigra Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
H. n. Forster, 1968: 156, f. 494, 506, 512 (Dmf).
mf otira Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
H. o. Forster, 1968: 155, f. 2, 478, 482, 508, 514 (Dmf).
mf para Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
H. p. Forster, 1968: 143, f. 484, 500 (Dmf).
mf petriei Goyen, 1887....................New Zealand
H. petreii Goyen, 1887: 207 (Dmf; N.B.: patronym for M. Petrie).
H. p. Forster, 1968: 160, f. 483, 517, 521-525, 528 (mf, not a synonym of H. hochstetteri, contra Chamberlain, 1944 and Todd, 1945: 396).
f pukea Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
H. p. Forster, 1968: 148, f. 492 (Df).
f putuna Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
H. p. Forster, 1968: 150, f. 488 (Df).
mf ramsayi Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
H. r. Forster, 1968: 157, f. 10, 493, 507, 511 (Dmf).
f rupicola Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
H. r. Forster, 1968: 164, f. 518-520, 526-527 (Df).
mf taumara Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
H. t. Forster, 1968: 152, f. 497, 503 (Dmf).
f waipa Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
H. w. Forster, 1968: 159, f. 509, 513 (Df).
f waita Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
H. w. Forster, 1968: 152, f. 489 (Df).
mf wiltoni Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
H. w. Forster, 1968: 145, f. 486, 498 (Dmf).
Transferred to other genera:
M. aculeata Urquhart, 1893 -- see Arbanitis under Idiopidae.
M. darcheni Benoit, 1966 -- see Heterothele under Theraphosidae.
M. sinensis Zhu & Mao, 1983 -- see Raveniola under Nemesiidae.
In synonymy:
M. luctuosa (Lucas, 1855) = M. calpeiana (Walckenaer, 1805) (Blasco & Ferrández, 1986: 314; Snazell, 1986b: 82).
Nomina nuda:
M. makii Kishida (Yaginuma, in Brignoli, 1983c: 122).
M. ornata Kishida (Yaginuma, in Brignoli, 1983c: 122).
f abrupta Benoit, 1965....................Congo
M. abruptus Benoit, 1965a: 127, f. 10-11 (Df).
M. a. Brignoli, 1983c: 126.
mf amamiensis Shimojana & Haupt, 1998....................Ryukyu Is.
M. a. Shimojana & Haupt, 1998: 10, f. 3-4, 12, 18-19, 25 (Dmf).
mf calpeiana (Walckenaer, 1805) *....................Spain, North Africa
Mygale c. Walckenaer, 1805: 5, pl. 1, f. 1-2 (Df).
Mygale c. Hahn, 1822: 1, pl. 8, f. a-b.
Mygale luctuosa Lucas, 1855: 17, pl. 5, f. 1-2 (Df).
Diplura c. Thorell, 1870b: 167.
M. calpetana Ausserer, 1871a: 181.
M. luctuosa Ausserer, 1871a: 182.
M. calpetana Simon, 1892a: 184, f. 125 (f).
M. calpetana Blasco & Ferrández, 1986: 314, f. 1-2 (f, Dm, S).
M. c. Snazell, 1986b: 82 (S).
M. c. Snazell & Allison, 1989: 65, f. 1-4, 8 (mf).
f camerunensis Simon, 1903....................Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea
M. c. Simon, 1903e: 66 (Df).
m cretica Kulczyn'ski, 1903....................Crete
M. c. Kulczyn'ski, 1903a: 35, pl. 1, f. 1 (Dm).
M. c. Snazell & Allison, 1989: 70, f. 5-7 (m).
m decemnotata Simon, 1909....................Vietnam
M. d. Simon, 1909e: 72 (Dm).
mf gigas Shimojana & Haupt, 1998....................Ryukyu Is.
M. g. Shimojana & Haupt, 1998: 5, f. 9-10, 15, 20 (Dmf).
f guizhouensis Hu & Li, 1986....................China
M. g. Hu & Li, 1986: 35, f. 1-7 (Df).
M. g. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 36, f. 17C (f).
mf holsti Pocock, 1901....................Taiwan
M. h. Pocock, 1901e: 214, pl. 21, f. 5 (Dm).
M. h. Yoshida, 1978b: 9, f. 36 (m).
M. h. Shimojana & Haupt, 1998: 2, f. 1-2, 11, 21-22 (m, Df).
mf hunanica Zhu & Song, 2000....................China
M. h. Zhu & Song, 2000b: 60, f. 1A-I (Dmf).
f incisa Benoit, 1965....................Congo
M. incisus Benoit, 1965a: 127, f. 12-13 (Df).
M. i. Brignoli, 1983c: 126.
f maculata (Thorell, 1890)....................Myanmar, Sumatra, Java
Diplura m. Thorell, 1890a: 409 (Df).
M. fuliginea Simon, 1891f: 306 (Df).
M. m. Thorell, 1897a: 184.
M. variabilis Pavesi, 1898b: 94 (Df).
M. m. Kulczyn'ski, 1908d: 538, pl. 23, f. 8 (Df).
f maculata annamensis Hogg, 1922....................Vietnam
M. m. a. Hogg, 1922: 285 (Df).
mf palpator Pocock, 1901....................China, Hong Kong
M. p. Pocock, 1901e: 213, pl. 21, f. 4 (Dmf).
M. p. Hu & Li, 1986: 37, f. 8-11 (mf).
M. papator Feng, 1990: 27, f. 2.1-5 (mf).
M. p. Song, Zhu & Chen, 1999: 39, f. 17D-F (mf).
f proserpina Simon, 1909....................Vietnam
M. p. Simon, 1909e: 71 (Df).
f segmentata Simon, 1892....................Malaysia
M. s. Simon, 1892d: 284 (Df).
f simplicata (Saito, 1933)....................Taiwan
Ischnothele s. Saito, 1933b: 34, pl. 3, f. 3 (Df).
M. s. Saito, 1959: 32, f. 3a-e (Tf from Ischnothele).
M. s. Yoshida, 1978b: 9, f. 33-35 (f).
mf taiwanensis Shimojana & Haupt, 1998....................Taiwan
M. t. Shimojana & Haupt, 1998: 7, f. 5-6, 13, 16, 23 (Dmf).
f triangularis Benoit, 1965....................Congo
M. t. Benoit, 1965a: 125, f. 9 (Df).
f variabiis Pavesi, 1898....................Java
M. v. Pavesi, 1898b: 94 (Df).
mf vidua Simon, 1906....................India
M. v. Simon, 1906c: 306 (Df).
M. v. Gravely, 1915: 286, pl. 15, f. 5 (Dm).
mf yaginumai Shimojana & Haupt, 1998....................Ryukyu Is.
M. y. Shimojana & Haupt, 1998: 11, f. 7-8, 14, 17, 24 (Dmf).
mf yunnanica Zhu & Song, 2000....................China
M. y. Zhu & Song, 2000b: 62, f. 2A-J (Dmf).
m australis Raven & Platnick, 1978 *....................Chile
M. a. Raven & Platnick, 1978: 74, f. 1-7 (Dm).
mf boycei (Raven, 1978) *....................Queensland
Bymainiella b. Raven, 1978: 16, f. 6, 13-14, 19-20, 44, 52-53, 66-68 (Dmf).
P. b. Raven, 1980a: 254 (Tmf from Bymainiella).
mf boydi (Raven, 1978)....................New South Wales
Bymainiella b. Raven, 1978: 22, f. 7, 15, 23-26, 45, 54-56, 69-70 (Dmf).
P. b. Raven, 1980a: 254 (Tmf from Bymainiella).
mf brindabella (Raven, 1978)....................New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory
Bymainiella b. Raven, 1978: 26, f. 8, 16, 27-30, 46, 57, 71 (Dmf).
P. b. Raven, 1980a: 254 (Tmf from Bymainiella).
mf cannoni (Raven, 1978)....................Queensland
Bymainiella c. Raven, 1978: 34, f. 10, 35-38, 48-49, 60-61 (Dmf).
P. c. Raven, 1980a: 254 (Tmf from Bymainiella).
mf grayi (Raven, 1978)....................New South Wales
Bymainiella g. Raven, 1978: 39, f. 11, 39-40, 50, 62-63, 73 (Dmf).
P. g. Raven, 1980a: 254 (Tmf from Bymainiella).
mf montisbossi (Raven, 1978)....................New South Wales
Bymainiella m. Raven, 1978: 42, f. 12, 18, 41-43, 51, 64-65, 74 (Dmf).
P. m. Raven, 1980a: 254 (Tmf from Bymainiella).
mf tubrabucca (Raven, 1978)....................New South Wales
Bymainiella t. Raven, 1978: 52, f. 78-83, 87, 89-90 (Dmf).
P. t. Raven, 1980a: 254 (Tmf from Bymainiella).
mf variabilis (Raven, 1978)....................New South Wales
Bymainiella v. Raven, 1978: 31, f. 9, 17, 31-34, 47, 58-59, 72 (Dmf).
P. v. Raven, 1980a: 254 (Tmf from Bymainiella).
mf fentoni (Hickman, 1936) *....................Tasmania
Hexathele f. Hickman, 1936: 132, f. 1 (Dmf).
P. f. Raven, 1978: 10, f. 75 (Tmf from Hexathele).
P. f. Gertsch & Platnick, 1979: 7, f. 25-26.
P. f. Raven, 1985a: 71, f. 13-14.
In synonymy:
P. avocae Todd, 1945 = P. antipodiana (Walckenaer, 1837) (Forster, 1968: 172).
P. huttoni (O. P.-Cambridge, 1874) = P. antipodiana (Walckenaer, 1837) (Forster, 1968: 167, contra Todd, 1945: 394).
P. kirki (Urquhart, 1894, T from Arbanitis) = P. antipodiana (Walckenaer, 1837) (Chamberlain, 1944: 74).
P. simoni Hogg, 1901 = P. antipodiana (Walckenaer, 1837) (Todd, 1945: 392).
mf antipodiana (Walckenaer, 1837) *....................New Zealand
Mygale a. Walckenaer, 1837: 230 (Df).
Mygale quoyi Lucas, 1849b: 503, pl. 1 (D).
Mygale antipodum White, 1849: 3 (D).
Mygale hexops White, 1849: 3 (D).
Hexops whitei Ausserer, 1871a: 155 (D).
Macrothele huttonii O. P.-Cambridge, in Moggridge, 1874: 200, pl. 6, f. 14-19 (Dm).
Macrothele insignipes Simon, 1891f: 307 (Dmf).
P. a. Simon, 1892a: 185, f. 128.
Nemesia kirkii Urquhart, 1894: 204 (Df).
Arbanitis kirkii Hogg, 1901: 236.
P. simoni Hogg, 1901: 269, f. 37 (Df).
P. a. Dalmas, 1917a: 321.
P. a. Hogg, 1918: 171, f. 3.
P. a. Chamberlain, 1944: 74 (S).
P. a. Todd, 1945: 392, f. 17, 21, 31, 52, 61, 67 (mf, S).
P. avocae Todd, 1945: 394, f. 18, 22, 32, 53 (Df).
P. a. Forster, 1968: 165, f. 1, 11, 15, 529-552, 558 (mf, S).
P. a. Yoshikura, 1987: 156, f. 20.11 (m).
mf blanda Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
P. b. Forster, 1968: 178, f. 559-562, 564-565, 567, 569 (Dmf).
mf moana Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
P. m. Forster, 1968: 173, f. 553-557 (Dmf).
mf modesta Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
P. m. Forster, 1968: 175, f. 563, 566, 568 (Dmf).
f quadrigyna Forster, 1968....................New Zealand
P. q. Forster, 1968: 179, f. 570-571 (Df).
P. q. Court, 1982: 360, f. 6 (f).
P. q. Court, 1984: 129, f. 1 (f).
mf cinereopilosus (Simon, 1889) *....................Chile
Hexathele cinereo-pilosa Simon, 1889a: 222 (Df).
S. c. Simon, 1892a: 188.
S. c. Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1968a: 318, f. 9-12 (f).
S. c. Calderón, 1973: 238, f. 1-7 (Dm).
S. c. Gertsch & Platnick, 1979: 7, f. 27-28.
S. c. Legendre & Calderón, 1984: 1056, pl. XIX, f. 1-18 (mf).
mf fasciatus Tullgren, 1901....................Chile, Argentina
S. f. Tullgren, 1901b: 183 (Dj).
S. f. Carbonell, 1924: 184 (Df).
S. f. Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1968a: 319, f. 1-8 (m, Dm).
S. f. Legendre & Calderón, 1984: 1059, pl. XX, f. 1-14 (mf).
mf montanus (Hickman, 1927) *....................Tasmania, Victoria
Hexathele m. Hickman, 1927: 73, pl. 8, o, f. 13-16 (Dmf).
Hexathele m. Hickman, 1929: 100, pl. 16, f. 1-2.
Hexathele montana Hickman, 1967: 18, f. 22-23 (m).
Hexathele montana Schiapelli & Gerschman, 1968a: 316, f. 13 (f).
Bymainiella montana Raven, 1978: 46, f. 76, 84-85, 88 (Tmf from Hexathele).
T. montana Raven, 1980a: 253 (Tmf from Bymainiella).
mf otwayensis (Raven, 1978)....................Victoria
Bymainiella o. Raven, 1978: 48, f. 77, 86, 91-92 (Dmf).
T. o. Raven, 1980a: 254 (Tmf from Bymainiella).